Professional Roles and Values Project Melony Nowatka Western Governors University C304 A. Functional Differences The Illinois Board of Nursing is a regulatory agency that has 13 appointed members, which are appointed by the Governor’s office (Board of Nursing, n.d.). The roles of the Illinois Board of Nursing are “making recommendations on the adoption of revisions to the rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act, conducting hearings and disciplinary
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Running head: PREGNANCY TERMINATION AT WEEK 27 GESTATION Ethical Dilemma: Pregnancy Termination at week 27 Gestation Ethics: Case study week Ana Alberto Pacific College November 9, 2012
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International Journal of Mental Health Nursing (2008) 17, 236–245 doi: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2008.00539.x Feature Article Whose life is it anyway? An exploration of five contemporary ethical issues that pertain to the psychiatric nursing care of the person who is suicidal: Part one John R. Cutcliffe1,2,3 and Paul S. Links4,5 1 ‘David G. Braithwaite’ Department of Nursing, University of Texas, Tyler, USA, 2Stenberg College, Vancouver, Canada, 3University of Ulster, Jordanstown, UK, 4Department
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has been educated (Kelly-Heidenthal, 2003, p. 268). Accountability is defined as, "being responsible and liable for actions or failure of actions of oneself or others in the context of delegation" (NCSBN, 2009). This is in reference to the nurse's legal liability for the actions taken and patient outcomes. Accountability and responsibility are different, as responsibility belongs to the person doing the task and accountability belongs to the person who assigned the task. The nurse is both accountable
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The essay will define confidentiality its importance to nurses as a profession and the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Professional Conduct. It will further look at possible dilemmas that could arise in course of practice between the nurse colleagues and the clients. Examples will be based on my clinical placement 1 at Blackfriars Work Centre. Confidentiality is keeping secret, the shared information depending on the situation arising. Dimond (2002) define confidentiality as one of the values of
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but it is very often related to nursing. Indeed, it is one of the first synonyms for nursing offered by nursing students and by the public talking about nursing. (M.E. Parker, 2013, p.7). Caring is displaying kindness, a feeling of being concerned, attached to someone, feeling empathy for others and an unconditional love. Many people consider caring as one of the imperative aspects of nursing. In order words, caring is an essential value in the personal and professional lives of nurses. Therefore understanding
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compassionate care” (Rushton, 2005). In an effort to provide legal, humane and compassionate end-of-life care to infants, the Dutch developed the Groningen Protocol in 2003. Developed in collaboration with the prosecutor’s office, the Groningen Protocol was designed to guide a transparent medical and legal decision making process for parents and their doctors considering neonatal euthanasia (Catlin, 2008; Petrou, 2005). Neonatal euthanasia is the practice of hastening the death of a terminal ill newborn in
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REV120513 Life’s good in… Nursing! What skills will I learn? • • • • • • • • • • • • Anatomy and physiology Growth and development Pharmacology Nutrition Communication Sciences Critical thinking Care of patients with complex illnesses Maternal-child care Care of pediatric patients Community health Leadership Find out more about this exciting career at concorde.edu! ...a better place! For nearly 50 years, Concorde Career College has prepared thousands of people for a fresh start with a rewarding
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offer more in depth theoretical concepts, community and public health issues according to nurselink.com. According to the GCU website, I will learn self-leadership by learning how to use the facility and participate in the GCU community. I will be a good communicator. I will sharpen my analytical and problem solving skills. I will know and have appreciation for diverse groups of people. In my present class I’m learning nursing practice companies and theoretical models. Ok, fine I thought. Then I discovered
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Legal and Ethical Practice Health care professionals are held to legal standards, as well as high standards of ethics which govern their practice. This chapter will introduce the student to the basics of health care ethics and legal practice. Ethics Ethics are the practices, beliefs, and standards of behavior that guide practice as health care professionals. Four basic ethical principles: Autonomy refers to the right to make one’s own decisions. Health care professionals must respect a patient’s
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